[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          TRIBUTE TO PAT WADE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I rise in support today and bid farewell to 
a dear colleague and a member of our Senate family. That person is 
Patricia ``Pat'' Wade, who has worked on Capitol Hill with distinction 
and loyalty for over 28 years.
  Pat came to Washington from Memphis, TN. I have known her throughout 
these 28 years. I have been in Congress all those years and remember 
when she first came. She came in 1970 and actually began working for 
Congressman Dan Kuykendall from Tennessee--the Tennessee talking horse, 
we affectionately called him, a great guy and a good friend.
  During her tenure on the House side, she also worked for then-
Congressman Thad Cochran and his successor in the House, Jon Henson, 
both from the great State of Mississippi.
  After a stint in the House, she moved over to the Senate side to work 
for Vice President George Bush in his Capitol office. Senate Majority 
Leader Bob Dole's office was her next stop. Then I brought her on board 
when I took the position in the Senate majority leader's office.
  She now works with Elizabeth Letchworth, and she is administrative 
assistant to the secretary for the majority's office. She is invariably 
friendly and effective. When I call looking for this very important 
floor staff director, Pat can find her no matter where she is. She 
always has a smile on her face. She has a fun-loving attitude and is 
just a very nice person. I will miss her dearly. Pat will certainly do 
well as she goes back to her home State and spends more time with her 
beloved mother. We will miss her, but we wish her luck in all future 
endeavors and thank her for her contributions to this body over these 
many years.

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